MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Apr 20, 1954
Closing Date
Aug 07, 1954
Performances
125
MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Alvin Theatre
(Apr 20, 1954 - Aug 07, 1954)
Description
A musical in Two Acts
Setting
The State of Washington between 1900 and 1910.
Comments
Transferred from off-Broadway at the Phoenix Theatre (opened March 11, 1954 for 48 performances). During the off-Broadway run, Geraldine Viti played the role of Mrs. Juniper, Nola Day played the role of Mother Hare, and Larry Chelsi played the role of Patroclus; the rest of the cast was identical to that which opened on Broadway.
Theatre Owned / Operated by Herman Bernstein
Produced by Alfred De Liagre, Jr. and Roger L. Stevens; Produced in association with T. Edward Hambleton and Norris Houghton
Originally produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
Book by John La Touche; Music by Jerome Moross; Lyrics by John La Touche; Orchestral arrangements by Jerome Moross and Hershy Kay; Musical Director: Hugh Ross; Assistant Musical Dir.: Julian Stein
Directed by Norman Lloyd; Choreography and Musical Numbers Staged by Hanya Holm
Scenic Design by William and Jean Eckart; Costume Design by Alvin Colt; Lighting Design by Klaus Holm; Hair Design by Ernest Adler; Make-Up Design by Ernest Adler
General Manager: C. Edwin Knill; General Manager of the Phoenix Theatre: Carl Fisher
Production Stage Manager: Robert Woods; Company Stage Manager: Thelma Chandler; Assistant Stage Mgr: Dan Brennan and David Hooks
Assistant to the Producer: Hope Abelson; Assistant to Mr. Lloyd: Peter Nelson; Assistant to Miss Holm: Dorothy Jarnac; Musical Coordinator: Max Marlin; Assistant Conductor: Ben Steinberg; Assistant to Mr. Ross: Freda Miller and Marion Coben
Assistant to Mr. Colt: Joseph Fretwell III
Press Representative: Samuel J. Friedman
Kaye Ballard
Helen
Stephen Douglass
Ulysses
Priscilla Gillette
Penelope
Jack Whiting
Hector Charybdis
Shannon Bolin
Mrs. Juniper
Martha Larrimore
Mother Hare
Jonathan Lucas
Paris
Dean Michener
Menelaus
Portia Nelson
Miss Minerva Oliver
Bibi Osterwald
Lovey Mars
Helen Ahola
Local Girl
Santo Anselmo
Local Boy
Sara Bettis
Local Girl
Peter De Mayo
Silas
Hero
Crandall Diehl
Agamemnon
Hero
Maurice Edwards
Nestor
Hero
Dorothy Etheridge
Local Girl
Nelle Fisher
Local Girl
Robert Flavelle
Diomede
Hero
Bob Gay
Local Boy
Murray Gitlin
Bluey
Hero
Gary Gordon
Doc MacCahan
Hero
Ed Grace
Local Boy
Dee Harless
Local Girl
Janet Hayes
Local Girl
David Hooks
Theron
Martin Keane
Patroclus
Hero
Lois McCauley
Local Girl
Barton Mumaw
Homer
Hero
Ann Needham
Local Girl
Bill Nuss
Local Boy
Julian Patrick
Achilles
Hero
Charles Post
Local Boy
Don Redlich
Thirsty
Hero
Joli Roberts
Local Girl
Marten Sameth
Ajax
Hero
Arthur Schoep
Local Boy
Frank Seabolt
Captain Mars
Hero
Jere Stevens
Local Girl
Jerry Stiller
Mayor Juniper
Tao Strong
Local Girl
Standby: Geraldine Viti (Helen, Lovey Mars, Mrs. Juniper)
Understudies: Helen Ahola (Miss Minerva Oliver), Sara Bettis (Mother Hare), Crandall Diehl (Hector Charybdis), Janet Hayes (Penelope), Barton Mumaw (Paris), Julian Patrick (Ulysses), Arthur Schoep (Menelaus) and Tao Strong (Local Girl)

Alvin Theatre (Apr 20, 1954 - Aug 07, 1954)

Assistant Stage Mgr: Ed Grace
Guest Conductor: Robert Zeller

Cast

Virginia Copeland
Penelope
Bob Bakanic
Local Boy
Ed Grace
Theron
Dee Harless
The Figurehead
Richard Hermany
Patroclus
Hero
Charlotte Rae
Mrs. Juniper
Annaliese Widman
Local Girl
Mitzi Wilson
Local Girl
music by Jerome Moross; lyrics by John Latouche
Act 1
Sung By
Nothin Ever Happens in Angel's Roost
Helen, Lovey Mars, Mrs. Juniper and Miss Minerva Oliver
My Love Is On the Way
Penelope
The Heroes Come Home
The Company
It Was a Glad Adventure
Ulysses and the Heroes
Come Along Boys
The Heroes and Ensemble
It's the Going Home Together
Ulysses and Penelope
Helen Is Always Willing
The Heroes
Introducin' Mr. Paris
Paris and Ensemble
Lazy Afternoon
Helen and Paris
Act 2
Sung By
My Picture in the Papers
Helen, Paris and Male Ensemble
Wildflowers
Penelope
Store-bought Suit
Ulysses
Goona-Goona
Lovey Mars
Doomed, Doomed, Doomed
Miss Minerva Oliver
Circe, Circe
Circe, Mother Hare and the Ensemble

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1954 Recipient
Jonathan Lucas
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